Bill Text: IA SF430 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to supplementary weighting for limited-English-proficient students and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See SF 544.)
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-04 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 544. S.J. 523. [SF430 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-SF430-Introduced.html
Senate
File
430
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
430
BY
EDLER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
supplementary
weighting
for
1
limited-English-proficient
students
and
including
effective
2
date
and
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
TLSB
2077XS
(1)
89
md/jh
S.F.
430
Section
1.
Section
280.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
a.
The
medium
of
instruction
in
all
secular
subjects
3
taught
in
both
public
and
nonpublic
schools
shall
be
the
4
English
language,
except
when
the
use
of
a
world
language
is
5
deemed
appropriate
in
the
teaching
of
any
subject
or
when
the
6
student
is
limited
English
proficient.
When
the
student
is
7
limited
English
proficient,
both
public
and
nonpublic
schools
8
shall
provide
special
instruction,
which
shall
include
but
9
need
not
be
limited
to
either
instruction
in
English
as
a
10
second
language
or
transitional
bilingual
instruction
until
11
the
student
is
fully
English
proficient
or
demonstrates
a
12
functional
ability
to
speak,
read,
write,
and
understand
the
13
English
language.
14
b.
As
used
in
this
section
,
“limited
English
proficient”
15
means
a
student’s
language
background
is
in
a
language
other
16
than
English,
and
the
student’s
proficiency
in
English
is
17
such
that
the
probability
of
the
student’s
academic
success
18
in
an
English-only
classroom
is
below
that
of
an
academically
19
successful
peer
with
an
English
language
background.
:
20
(1)
“Fully
English
proficient”
means
a
student
who
is
able
21
to
read,
understand,
write,
and
speak
the
English
language
22
and
to
use
English
to
ask
questions,
to
understand
teachers
23
and
reading
materials,
to
test
ideas,
and
to
challenge
what
24
is
being
asked
in
the
classroom
has
attained
a
level
of
25
English-language
skill
in
reading,
writing,
listening,
and
26
speaking
to
be
proficient
under
the
state’s
English
language
27
proficiency
standards,
as
measured
by
the
state-adopted
28
assessment
of
English
language
proficiency
as
required
by
29
section
1111
of
the
federal
Elementary
and
Secondary
Education
30
Act
of
1965,
as
amended
by
the
federal
Every
Student
Succeeds
31
Act,
Pub.
L.
No.
114-95
.
32
(2)
“Intensive
student”
means
a
limited-English-proficient
33
student
who,
even
with
support,
is
not
proficient
under
the
34
state’s
English
language
proficiency
standards,
as
measured
by
35
-1-
LSB
2077XS
(1)
89
md/jh
1/
3
S.F.
430
the
state-adopted
assessment
of
English
language
proficiency.
1
(3)
“Intermediate
student”
means
a
2
limited-English-proficient
student
who,
either
with
or
without
3
support,
approaches
being
proficient
under
the
state’s
4
English
language
proficiency
standards,
as
measured
by
the
5
state-adopted
assessment
of
English
language
proficiency.
6
(4)
“Limited
English
proficient”
means
a
student’s
language
7
background
is
in
a
language
other
than
English,
and
the
8
student’s
proficiency
in
English
is
such
that
the
probability
9
of
the
student’s
academic
success
in
an
English-only
classroom
10
is
below
that
of
an
academically
successful
peer
with
an
11
English
language
background.
Each
limited-English-proficient
12
student
shall
be
identified
as
either
an
intensive
student
or
13
an
intermediate
student.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
280.4,
subsection
3,
paragraph
a,
Code
2021,
15
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
a.
In
order
to
provide
funds
for
the
excess
costs
of
17
instruction
of
limited
English
proficient
students
specified
18
in
paragraph
“b”
above
the
costs
of
instruction
of
pupils
in
a
19
regular
curriculum,
students
each
limited-English-proficient
20
student
identified
as
limited
English
proficient
an
intensive
21
student
shall
be
assigned
an
additional
weighting
of
twenty-two
22
hundredths
three-tenths
,
each
limited-English-proficient
23
student
identified
as
an
intermediate
student
shall
be
assigned
24
an
additional
weighting
of
twenty-five
hundredths,
and
that
25
the
applicable
weighting
shall
be
included
in
the
weighted
26
enrollment
of
the
school
district
of
residence
for
a
period
not
27
exceeding
five
years
as
provided
in
paragraph
“b”
.
However,
the
28
school
budget
review
committee
may
grant
supplemental
aid
or
a
29
modified
supplemental
amount
to
a
school
district
to
continue
30
funding
a
program
for
students
after
the
expiration
of
the
31
five-year
period.
32
Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
school
budget
33
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2021.
34
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
35
-2-
LSB
2077XS
(1)
89
md/jh
2/
3
S.F.
430
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
1
EXPLANATION
2
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
3
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
4
In
order
to
provide
funds
for
the
excess
costs
of
instruction
5
of
limited-English-proficient
students
above
the
costs
of
6
instruction
of
pupils
in
a
regular
curriculum,
Code
section
7
280.4
assigns
students
identified
as
limited-English-proficient
8
an
additional
weighting
of
0.22
for
up
to
five
years.
9
This
bill
divides
limited-English-proficient
students
10
into
two
categories
based
on
proficiency:
intensive
11
students
and
intermediate
students.
“Intensive
student”
12
means
a
limited-English-proficient
student
that,
even
with
13
support,
is
not
proficient
under
the
state’s
English
language
14
proficiency
standards.
“Intermediate
student”
means
a
15
limited-English-proficient
student
that,
either
with
or
without
16
support,
approaches
being
proficient
under
the
state’s
English
17
language
proficiency
standards.
Under
the
bill,
each
intensive
18
student
shall
be
assigned
an
additional
weighting
of
0.3
and
19
each
intermediate
student
shall
be
assigned
an
additional
20
weighting
of
0.25.
The
bill
also
modifies
the
definition
of
21
“fully
English
proficient”.
22
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
applies
to
school
23
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2021.
24
-3-
LSB
2077XS
(1)
89
md/jh
3/
3
